本发明涉及到填充机器的制造香肠和用于监测收集容器和/或信道的所有这在连通寻求灌装机，其中，所述填充机包括叶片单元的收集容器的结垢的状态的方法 泵用于输送糊状物质，真空泵用于产生叶片泵，其中，所述叶片泵是经由用于糊状物质的收集容器并沿着与所述真空泵连通拖动的负压。 该灌装机​​检查孔的还包括所做的是经由连通用于检查所述信道和/或收集容器的收集容器的通道。

The invention relates to a filling machine for producing sausages and a method for monitoring the pollution condition of a collecting container and / or channel which is connected to the dam flasks of such a filling machine, said filling machine a vane pump having for feeding paste mass, a vacuum pump for generating a negative pressure of the vane pump, said vane pump is connected to the collecting container for pasty mass entrained with the vacuum pump. Further, the filling machine comprises an inspection opening which is connected via a channel to the collecting container, for inspecting the channel and / or of the collecting container.